Positives -- Has a nose for the end zone; seven of his 18 receptions in 2010 went for touchdowns... Excellent body control; makes impossible catches that just drop your jaw... Will provide a team with a good red zone target; makes himself bigger than the nearly 6'4" that he is... A nightmare for most

safeties to tackle; always looking to run over a smaller player and he can do it well... Pretty athletic but especially in the air; has shown the ability to go up and over players at full speed and make surreal catches... Posted some of the best numbers for tight ends at the combine; including a 4.49-40 and a 36½" vertical leap... Knows how to run good routes; was used as a QBs' safety valve and can bail them out of tough situations... May have to start out on special teams but should find a role in the league... Production rose each year in college and he hasn't hit his full potential yet.
Negatives -- Doesn't play remotely close to his 4.49-40 time; caught a lot of people by surprise when he posted that... Seems afraid to go across the middle; loses his focus when he knows that he's going to get popped, developed a reputation of being soft and easy to fluster... Very limited as a blocker, only thing he can really do is a seal the edge but isn't strong enough to go one on one with any average NFL defensive lineman... Teams know that the best way to get him off his game is to jam him hard at the line of scrimmage; doesn't know how to use his hands to beat it... Can be lazy when it comes to route running; he knows what to do but it just feels that he's going through the motions at times.

Combine Results

Height

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6036

Weight

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252

Arm

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33⅛

Hand

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9¼

40-Time

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4.49

Vertical

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36

Broad

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10'2"

Bench Press

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24

Shuttle

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4.11

Cone

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6.76

At Oklahoma -- (Official School Bio) 2011: All-Big 12 second team by Associated Press and coaches... had career bests for a season with 25 receptions and 363 yards... entered the year with just 25 career receptions... has at least one catch in every game this season and multiple catches in eight games... tied a career high with four receptions at Baylor... had touchdowns vs. Ball State and Texas Tech... had 10 catches for 154 yards in the final four games of the season. 2010: All-Big 12 honorable mention by AP... seven of 18 receptions went for touchdowns... had career highs in receptions (four) and receiving yards (130) at Oklahoma State after hauling in a career-long 76-yard TD pass to ice the game. 2009: Started two games at tight end while appearing in all 12... had two receptions at Nebraska... season-long catch of 19 yards against Kansas State. 2008: A reserve tight end... also saw time on special teams... lone reception came against Texas A&M... also recorded two tackles, one each against Kansas and Nebraska. High School: District offensive MVP in 2007... selected to the Texas Sports Writers' All-State team as an honorable mention wide receiver... in 2007, hauled in 53 catches for 765 yards with 11 touchdowns... also returned six punts for 145 yards and a TD and six kicks for 181 yards and another score... rushed 17 times for 131 yards... coached by Cody Vanderford.

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